Columbus Blue Jackets vs Washington Capitals

Preseason · Saturday, October 4, 2025 · Capital One Arena

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Final

SOG 30–22

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Game summary

The Washington Capitals beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Capital One Arena. The Blue Jackets outshot the Capitals 30-22.

Goals came from Declan Chisholm, Pierre-Luc Dubois and Mathieu Olivier.

Logan Thompson made 29 saves on 30 shots for the win; Elvis Merzlikins stopped 20 of 22.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
CBJ	0	0	1	1	30
WSH	0	2	0	2	22

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Declan Chisholm (1)Ivan Miroshnichenko (2), Ryan Leonard (1)0–102:38 WSH
Pierre-Luc Dubois (1)Tom Wilson (2), Dylan McIlrath (1)0–210:03 WSH

3rd period

Mathieu Olivier (3)Adam Fantilli (2)1–218:14 CBJ · PPG

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalCBJ on iceWSH on iceDefenders’ longest

0–1 WSH

2nd 2:38 · Chisholm

Johnson 0:56

NormalJohnson 0:56

0–2 WSH

2nd 10:03 · Dubois

Provorov 0:34

Fresh legsProvorov 0:34

1–2 CBJ

3rd 18:14 · Olivier

Dubois 0:41

NormalDubois 0:41

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).

3.9%

5.8%

6.5%

7.1%

7.3%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

CBJWSH

30Shots on goal22

40%Faceoff %60%

1/3Power play0/2

4Penalty minutes6

34Hits24

6Blocked shots19

13Giveaways14

3Takeaways2

Penalties

1st 09:12Miles Wood · high sticking2 min
2nd 05:49Ryan Leonard · tripping2 min
2nd 14:17John Carlson · tripping2 min
3rd 16:33Brandon Duhaime · holding2 min
3rd 19:52Boone Jenner · slashing2 min

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus Blue Jackets skaters

19Adam FantilliC	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	0	29	19:47
24Mathieu OlivierR	1	0	1	-1	4	6	0	0	–	15:02
3Charlie CoyleC	0	0	0	-1	1	1	1	0	58	17:15
4Cole SillingerC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	17:23
10Dmitri VoronkovL	0	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	17	14:13
11Miles WoodL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	–	11:01
21Isac LundeströmC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	50	11:15
27Zachary Aston-ReeseC	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	11:18
38Boone JennerC	0	0	0	0	1	6	0	2	100	18:58
59Egor ChinakhovR	0	0	0	-1	3	3	0	0	–	12:43
86Kirill MarchenkoR	0	0	0	-1	4	1	0	0	100	18:12
91Kent JohnsonC	0	0	0	-1	2	1	0	0	–	19:13
2Jake ChristiansenD	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	–	15:11
5Denton MateychukD	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	–	21:16
9Ivan ProvorovD	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0	–	23:03
15Dante FabbroD	0	0	0	-1	1	2	1	0	–	16:34
44Erik GudbransonD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	–	17:34
78Damon SeversonD	0	0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	–	21:29

Columbus Blue Jackets goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
73Jet GreavesG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
90Elvis MerzlikinsG	L	22	20	2	.909	56:25

Washington Capitals

Washington Capitals skaters

9Ryan LeonardR	0	1	1	+1	2	1	1	2	–	14:35
43Tom WilsonR	0	1	1	+1	3	1	0	0	–	16:28
63Ivan MiroshnichenkoL	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0	–	12:16
80Pierre-Luc DuboisL	1	0	1	+1	2	1	0	0	71	16:44
47Declan ChisholmD	1	0	1	+1	1	0	1	0	–	19:39
52Dylan McIlrathD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	1	0	–	08:34
8Alex OvechkinL	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	–	14:04
17Dylan StromeC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	75	14:58
21Aliaksei ProtasC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	15:09
22Brandon DuhaimeR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	–	13:13
24Connor McMichaelC	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	0	–	16:12
26Nic DowdC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	54	14:37
29Hendrix LapierreC	0	0	0	+1	1	2	1	0	55	13:42
34Justin SourdifR	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	0	–	14:16
3Matt RoyD	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	19:05
38Rasmus SandinD	0	0	0	0	3	1	4	0	–	22:16
42Martin FehérváryD	0	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	–	22:58
74John CarlsonD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	3	2	–	25:33

Washington Capitals goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
33Clay StevensonG		0	0	0	.000	00:00
48Logan ThompsonG	W	30	29	1	.967	60:00